Target Set to Open Additional 21 Stores in Ontario

Retailer announces soft opening dates after successful launch of pilot stores
MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 18, 2013 /CNW/ - Target is pleased to announce the soft
opening dates for 21 locations across Southwestern Ontario, including 17
locations opening on March 19 and four locations opening on March 28. The
soft openings follow the launch of three pilot stores and will allow Target to
continue to engage in volume testing to ensure stores are prepared to deliver
the true Target brand experience to guests ahead of grand opening in early
April. The 21 new locations are in addition to pilot stores in Guelph, Milton
and Fergus, and will complete the 24 stores scheduled to open in March. Target
plans to open 124 stores across Canada throughout 2013.
"Welcoming the first Canadian guests at our pilot stores was a great moment
for all team members at Target," said Tony Fisher, president, Target Canada.
"We have learned quickly from the results of our pilot stores and are
committed to delivering on Target's Expect More. Pay Less. brand promise as we
approach our grand opening in early April."
Locations opening to the public on March 19 include:
Ajax - Durham Centre
Aurora - Aurora Shopping Centre
Brampton - Shoppers World Brampton Burlington - Millcroft Centre
Cambridge - Cambridge Centre
Etobicoke - Cloverdale Mall
Hamilton - Centre Mall
Lindsay - Lindsay Square Mall London - Masonville Place London - Westmount
Shopping Centre
Newmarket - Upper Canada Mall
Orillia - Orillia Square Mall Toronto - Centrepoint Mall Toronto - East York
Town Centre
Waterdown - Flamborough Power Centre
Whitby - Taunton Road Power Centre
Windsor - Devonshire Mall
Locations opening to the public on March 28 include:
Brampton - Trinity Common Burlington - Burlington Mall
Mississauga - Square One Shopping Centre Toronto - Shoppers World Danforth
Stores are expected to be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 8
a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. Guests will be welcomed into bright, clean stores
with wide aisles, great guest service and a trend-right merchandise
assortment. The majority of the 21 locations will feature a licensed
Starbucks, as well as an in-store pharmacy designed to provide guests with
superior patient-centered healthcare.
Target is committed to providing Canadian guests with a one-stop shopping
destination for affordable, stylish, quality products; everything from
fashion, beauty and apparel, to home, grocery, personal care and more. Each
store will carry an extensive range of Target owned and exclusive brands,
including C9 by Champion, Circo, Archer Farms, Market Pantry and Up & Up;
exclusive, limited time collaborations with Roots and Hollywood stylist, Kate
Young; and ongoing collaborations such as the Nate Berkus Collection, the
Sonia Kashuk Collection, Giada De Laurentiis for Target, and Shaun White
apparel.
About Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests at 1,787 stores
- 1,784 in the United States and three in Canada - and at Target.com. Since
1946, Target has given 5 percent of its profit through community grants and
programs; today, that giving equals more than $4 million a week. For more
information about Target's commitment to corporate responsibility, visit
target.ca/corporateresponsibility.
Contacts: Lisa Gibson, Target Public Relations, (289) 261-1221 Target Media
Hotline, (612) 696-3400
SOURCE: Target Canada
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